Transfer of Care Team and Hub Lead
Job Description
Job summary
Transfer of Care Team and Hub Lead - Band 7 - 37.5 hours
The post holder will be responsible for managing the team which supporting hospital discharges. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the timely assessment and appropriate discharge of complex patients from hospital. This will be done by the completion of assessment, care planning and integrated working responsive to patient and carer's needs. The post holder will be responsible for offering clinical leadership within the boundaries of the specific profession and to offer managerial and operational support to registered and non-registered members of the team. The Transfer for Care Team and Hub lead has a fundamental role in ensuring the caring environment is conducive to wellbeing and the effective delivery of budgetary, workforce and resource management
Main duties of the job
To provide effective leadership, monitoring of professional and care standards, and effective use of resources at ward/department level.To manage the TOCT and TOCH, deputize for Operational Lead of Discharge Services when required.Support and develop health and social care integrationResponsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high-quality patient care.Lead by example and act as a positive role model to staff taking responsibility for own professional development.Promotes patient focused care.Actively contribute in the business group with focus for supporting clinical effectiveness and innovative practice.To manage roster allocation for present and future shifts.Escalate concerns about patient safety, quality and experience.Ensure national and local policy and guidance are delivered and maintained.Foster a culture which encourages staff to challenge and reportContribute to the development of and support delivery of the Trust Organise / plan daily workload. Contribute / participate in audits, utilisation of results in practice.Good communication with the patient and families.Ensure effective communicate with the wards/ teams.Risk assess to ensure incidents, near misses are reported and participate in investigation of incidents complaints.Act as advocate for patient and their family, and promoting /protecting their interests, rights, equality, inclusion and privacy.Ensure all documentation is appropriate, accountable and defensible
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job responsibilities
In conjunction with the Operational Lead for Discharge Services, provide effective leadership, monitoring of professional and care standards, and effective use of resources at ward/department level.To operationally manage the Integrated Transfer Team and deputize for Operational Lead of Discharge Services when required.Support and develop health and social care integration across sharing responsibilities for leadership and management of staff in multi-professional teams.To be a visible and accessible presence in the clinical area for patients, relatives and staff.To be responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high-quality patient care.Lead by example and act as a positive role model to staff taking responsibility for own professional development.Provide leadership that promotes patient focused care.Actively contribute to and support agreed developments within the business group with focus for supporting clinical effectiveness and innovative practice.To manage roster allocation for present and future shifts in order to provide safe staffing levels in line with the agreed workforce model.To lead the multidisciplinary team on a daily basis using resources effectively and efficiently.To confidently escalate in a timely manner concerns about patient safety, quality and experience, offering solutions and evidence-based recommendations.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- Professional or clinical qualification relevant to the speciality or evidence of working towards
- Evidence of study at degree level
Desirable
- Supporting learners in practice course
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- An understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
- Updated research and evidence based practice
- Knowledge of Health & Safety issues
- Awareness of legislation relevant to the post
- Data Protection
Desirable
- Evidence of further learning
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Organisational abilities
- Appropriate IT skills
- Flexible and adaptable
- To exert frequent concentration where the work pattern is unpredictable.
Desirable
- Awareness of implementing change and willingness to learn new skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Transfer of Care Team and Hub
Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
United Kingdom
